Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

hygglig

decent, friendly, nice, reasonable/ˈhʏɡˌlɪ(ɡ)/

Meaning

decent; friendly; nice; reasonable

In Swedish: kamratlig

Forms

Forms of hygglig
Basic formhyggligwith en-words
Neuterhyggligtwith ett-words
Plural and definitehyggligaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativehyggligare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativehyggligast“-est”, “most …”

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What does hygglig mean?

hygglig in a sentence

  • en hygglig tjej
    a nice girl
  • ett hyggligt resultat
    a fairly good result
  • hygglig levnadsstandard
    decent living standard

Questions

What does hygglig mean in English?

hygglig means “decent, friendly”.

Similar words

bussigjustevänligskapligsnälljust

Origin

From hygga + -lig.

Nearby common words

hygglig is number 4,830 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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